Members of the Green Bay Fire Dept. work the scene at a fire call at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Wednesday. The fire started from sparks as construction workers cut a beam.

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A small section of the Lambeau Field structure burned for about 45 minutes on Wednesday afternoon after sparks from a worker's torch set some insulation on fire. One firefighter sustained a minor injury. Damage was estimated at $5,000.

Several construction workers were in the area when the fire broke out at 1:49 p.m. in a fourth-floor construction area near the stadium's southeast corner, said Lt. Nick Craig, a Green Bay Metro Fire Department spokesman.

The fire was some distance from the Green Bay Packers team offices, Curly's Pub and other areas of the stadium where people congregate on ...